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Research paper thumbnail of Universal versus Islamic Human Rights: A Clash of Cultures or Clash with a Construct

Mich. J. Int'l L., 1993

... this point as much as possible and to plead that the Islamic standards were simply different ... more ... this point as much as possible and to plead that the Islamic standards were simply different — whence Raja'i Khorasani's need to maintain that Islam did, in fact, protect human rights, but according to its own values, values that, because they were fixed in divine law, could be ...

Research paper thumbnail of Human rights and human dignity: An analytic critique of non-Western conceptions of human rights

The American Political Science Review, 1982

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Research paper thumbnail of Islamic Law/Shari'a, Human Rights, Universal Morality and International Relations

Hum. Rts. Q., 1994

... 3. On Islamic law, see Joseph Schacht, An Introduction to Islamic Law (Oxford: Clarendon Pres... more ... 3. On Islamic law, see Joseph Schacht, An Introduction to Islamic Law (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1964); see also Ann Elizabeth Mayer, "The Shari'ah: A ... Das Trauma arabischer Politick (Hamburg:Hoffmann and Campe, 1993) (chapter 7 at 161-77 and chapter 11 at 228-41). ...

Research paper thumbnail of Muslim voices in the human rights debate

Human Rights Quarterly, 1995

... Even though human rights are a concept of Western origin, they are historically connected wit... more ... Even though human rights are a concept of Western origin, they are historically connected with the experience of radical pluralism that today has become an unescapable reality in many societies all over the world. [End Page 593] Pluralism and multiculturalism, both within and ...

Research paper thumbnail of Western" versus" Islamic" Human Rights Conceptions?: A Critique of Cultural Essentialism in the Discussion on Human Rights

Research paper thumbnail of Correlates of human rights: Global tendencies

Human Rights Quarterly, 1987

... The ascriptive variables include ethnic diversity (ETHDIV), percent of Christian population (... more ... The ascriptive variables include ethnic diversity (ETHDIV), percent of Christian population (PCTCH), and percent of Islamic population (PCTIS); the social category is ... The author in rating human rights practices in comparative terms uses a scale of 1 to 7, 7 being the least ...

Research paper thumbnail of Application of International Human Rights Law in Islamic States, The

Hum. Rts. Q., 1990

... The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and * This study was funded by a grant from the Jac... more ... The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and * This study was funded by a grant from the Jacob Blaustein Institute for the ... See also Donnelly, Human Rights and Human Dignity: An Analytic Critique of Non-Western Conceptions of Human Rights, 76 Am. Pol. Sci. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Toward an Islamic reformation: civil liberties, human rights, and international law

Proclaim (that) your Lord is Most Benevolent: (Who) taught human being(s) through the pen that wh... more Proclaim (that) your Lord is Most Benevolent: (Who) taught human being(s) through the pen that which (they) did not (previously) know. The Qur'an 96:3-5 No person is perfect enough to be entrusted with the liberty and dignity of others. Mahmoud Mohamed Taha

Research paper thumbnail of Human rights: cultural and ideological perspectives

Research paper thumbnail of International human rights and Islamic law

The book examines the important question of whether or not international human rights and Islamic... more The book examines the important question of whether or not international human rights and Islamic law are compatible. It asks whether Muslim States can comply with international human rights law whilst adhering to Islamic law. The traditional arguments on this subject are examined ...

Research paper thumbnail of Universal versus Islamic Human Rights: A Clash of Cultures or Clash with a Construct

Mich. J. Int'l L., 1993

... this point as much as possible and to plead that the Islamic standards were simply different ... more ... this point as much as possible and to plead that the Islamic standards were simply different — whence Raja'i Khorasani's need to maintain that Islam did, in fact, protect human rights, but according to its own values, values that, because they were fixed in divine law, could be ...

Research paper thumbnail of Human rights and human dignity: An analytic critique of non-Western conceptions of human rights

The American Political Science Review, 1982

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Research paper thumbnail of Islamic Law/Shari'a, Human Rights, Universal Morality and International Relations

Hum. Rts. Q., 1994

... 3. On Islamic law, see Joseph Schacht, An Introduction to Islamic Law (Oxford: Clarendon Pres... more ... 3. On Islamic law, see Joseph Schacht, An Introduction to Islamic Law (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1964); see also Ann Elizabeth Mayer, "The Shari'ah: A ... Das Trauma arabischer Politick (Hamburg:Hoffmann and Campe, 1993) (chapter 7 at 161-77 and chapter 11 at 228-41). ...

Research paper thumbnail of Muslim voices in the human rights debate

Human Rights Quarterly, 1995

... Even though human rights are a concept of Western origin, they are historically connected wit... more ... Even though human rights are a concept of Western origin, they are historically connected with the experience of radical pluralism that today has become an unescapable reality in many societies all over the world. [End Page 593] Pluralism and multiculturalism, both within and ...

Research paper thumbnail of Western" versus" Islamic" Human Rights Conceptions?: A Critique of Cultural Essentialism in the Discussion on Human Rights

Research paper thumbnail of Correlates of human rights: Global tendencies

Human Rights Quarterly, 1987

... The ascriptive variables include ethnic diversity (ETHDIV), percent of Christian population (... more ... The ascriptive variables include ethnic diversity (ETHDIV), percent of Christian population (PCTCH), and percent of Islamic population (PCTIS); the social category is ... The author in rating human rights practices in comparative terms uses a scale of 1 to 7, 7 being the least ...

Research paper thumbnail of Application of International Human Rights Law in Islamic States, The

Hum. Rts. Q., 1990

... The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and * This study was funded by a grant from the Jac... more ... The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and * This study was funded by a grant from the Jacob Blaustein Institute for the ... See also Donnelly, Human Rights and Human Dignity: An Analytic Critique of Non-Western Conceptions of Human Rights, 76 Am. Pol. Sci. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Toward an Islamic reformation: civil liberties, human rights, and international law

Proclaim (that) your Lord is Most Benevolent: (Who) taught human being(s) through the pen that wh... more Proclaim (that) your Lord is Most Benevolent: (Who) taught human being(s) through the pen that which (they) did not (previously) know. The Qur'an 96:3-5 No person is perfect enough to be entrusted with the liberty and dignity of others. Mahmoud Mohamed Taha

Research paper thumbnail of Human rights: cultural and ideological perspectives

Research paper thumbnail of International human rights and Islamic law

The book examines the important question of whether or not international human rights and Islamic... more The book examines the important question of whether or not international human rights and Islamic law are compatible. It asks whether Muslim States can comply with international human rights law whilst adhering to Islamic law. The traditional arguments on this subject are examined ...